Prophecy, Alchemy, and the End of Time : : John of Rupescissa in the Late Middle Ages /

Prophecy, Alchemy, and the End of Time : : John of Rupescissa in the Late Middle Ages / / Leah DeVun.

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In the middle of the fourteenth century, the Franciscan friar John of Rupescissa sent a dramatic warning to his followers: the last days were coming; the apocalypse was near. Deemed insane by the Christian church, Rupescissa had spent more than a decade confined to prisons—in one case wrapped in cha...

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DeVun, Leah,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (272 p.) :; 4 illus.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • One. Introduction
  • Two. The Proving of Christendom
  • Three. John of Rupescissa's Vision of the End
  • Four. Alchemy in Theory and Practice
  • Five. Artists and the Art
  • Six. Metaphor and Alchemy
  • Seven. The End of Nature
  • Eight. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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